NHL EDGE tracking · Sunday, January 11, 2026
Tomas Hertl goal at the San Jose Sharks
3rd period, 18:59, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Pavel Dorofeyev and Noah Hanifin. Scored on Yaroslav Askarov. Score after the goal: VGK 7, SJS 2.
Tomas Hertl (VGK @ SJS): Cycle, 3 passes, 55.5 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Slap
- Shot speed
- 55.5 mph
- Release distance
- 31 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 10.1 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 11.9 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.8 s
Speeds and distances come from 10 frames-per-second tracking; a single shot can read about ±25% off.
Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE. The replay is a drawing of the tracked positions, not video. How goal anatomy works